This article is directed towards addressing the employment related issues encountered by female workers in the gig economy in the EU. It revolves around analysing ‘the switch’ from the traditional labour market to the platform economy. It subsequently explains, by drawing comparisons, that the issues of gender inequality in the brick and mortar world are still prevalent in world of the digital platform. In fact, new challenges have emerged which are specifically related to the gig economy. Female workers are now affected by the inherent bias of algorithms. Moreover, due to the unequivocal propagation of ‘flexibility’ which is used as a weapon to glorify the gig economy; women are even more likely to be pushed into precarious work. The other prominent issues of gender inequality like the dynamics of intersectionality, the gender pay gap and hiring policies in traditional and digital platforms are also examined. Furthermore, the existing regulatory frameworks addressing these issues are discussed with the possibility of catering to the gender inequality issues in the gig economy through policy development. The article concludes with a reflection on the need for the EU to take immediate and efficacious policy measures in respect of female workers in the gig economy.

本文旨在解决欧盟零工经济中女性工人遇到的与就业有关的问题。它围绕着分析从传统劳动力市场到平台经济的“转变”展开。随后，通过进行比较，它解释了实体世界中的性别不平等问题仍然在数字平台世界中普遍存在。实际上，出现了与零工经济特别相关的新挑战。现在，女工受到算法固有偏差的影响。此外，由于“灵活性”的明确传播，这种灵活性被用作美化演出经济的武器；妇女更有可能被迫从事不稳定的工作。性别不平等的其他突出问题，例如交往动态，还检查了传统和数字平台中的性别薪酬差距和雇用政策。此外，讨论了解决这些问题的现有监管框架，并有可能通过政策制定来解决零工经济中的性别不平等问题。文章最后总结了欧盟有必要针对零工经济中的女工采取立即有效的政策措施。